JAKARTA - The air quality of Jakarta City on Friday, October 31 this morning was recorded as unhealthy for sensitive groups, so they were advised to wear masks when they were outside the house, according to the IQAir page with an update at 05.00 WIB.
IQAir noted that Jakarta's air quality is at 142 points with a concentration level of PM 2.5 pollutants of 52 micrograms per cubic meter or 10.4 higher in the annual air quality guide value of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Quoted by Antara, PM 2.5 is a smaller particle 2.5 microns (micrometers) found in the air including dust, smoke and sobs.
This particle exposure in the long term is associated with premature death, especially in people who have chronic heart or lung disease.
Health recommendations related to the current air quality in addition to wearing special masks for sensitive groups, also reducing outdoor activities, closing windows in order to avoid dirty outside air, and turning on air filters.
Jakarta's air quality is recorded to be in fourth-worst place in Indonesia, after Serpong, Banten (178); Tangerang, Banten (175), and South Tangerang, Banten (157).
Meanwhile, in the midst of the phenomenon of rainwater containing microplastics in Jakarta, the DKI Jakarta Health Office advised the public to monitor air quality before leaving their homes, and wear masks if the air quality was recorded as unhealthy.
Head of the Environmental Restructuring Sub-Group, DKI Jakarta Health Office, Rahmat Aji Pramono, recommended that people wear KN95 masks, although it may not make them comfortable, especially when outdoors because they are thick.
However, according to him, ordinary medical masks are sufficient to avoid exposure to pollutants, especially 2.5 particles, which are in one of the components of microplastics.
Meanwhile, the DKI Jakarta Environment Agency (DLH) has strengthened the air quality monitoring system so that people can find out environmental conditions in real-time through air portals.jakarta.go.id and JAKI.
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Through this platform, residents can monitor the daily air quality index and take anticipatory steps against deteriorating air conditions, such as wearing masks to limit outdoor activities for sensitive groups.
"We are also preparing an Early Warning System (EWS) developed from the air.jakarta.go.id platform so that people can find out the forecast for air pollution conditions for the next three days," said Head of DKI Jakarta Environment Agency Asep Kuswanto.
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